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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 8, 2025

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BISCUIT
BOW
BRANCH
CORN
DIVISION
DRUMSTICK
EAR
LIMB
LINCOLN
MALLET
MEMORY
PICK
STAINED
TRUNK
TUSK
WING
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

SECTIONStraightforward
ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENTModerate
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANTTricky
WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SECTIONStraightforward
PARTS OF AN ORGANIZATION, LIKE A TREE'S ANATOMY+ 3 more…
ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENTModerate
TOOLS A MUSICIAN USES TO STRIKE OR PLUCK THEIR INSTRUMENT+ 3 more…
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANTTricky
THINGS FAMOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH ELEPHANTS+ 3 more…
WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMESDevious
THESE WORDS BECOME NU METAL BAND NAMES WHEN DELIBERATELY MISSPELLED+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SECTIONStraightforward
BRANCH,DIVISION,LIMB,WING

BRANCH, DIVISION, LIMB, and WING all mean a section or subdivision of a larger organization or structure.

ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENTModerate
BOW,DRUMSTICK,MALLET,PICK

BOW, DRUMSTICK, MALLET, and PICK are all accessories or implements used to play a musical instrument.

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANTTricky
EAR,MEMORY,TRUNK,TUSK

EAR, MEMORY, TRUNK, and TUSK are all distinctive features or characteristics famously associated with elephants.

WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMESDevious
BISCUIT,CORN,LINCOLN,STAINED

BISCUIT (Limp Bizkit), CORN (Korn), LINCOLN (Linkin Park), and STAINED (Staind) are words that nu metal bands intentionally misspelled in their names.

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